New figures published today will show how the extra £14 billion for schools and high needs over three years will be divided up, which was promised by the Prime Minister in August.
Schools and local authorities will find out today how the Government is allocating the first part of the investment - £2.6 billion - for the coming year. The funding will be available from April 2020.
Education secretary Gavin Williamson said that the biggest increases will go to the schools that ‘need it most’.
Secondary schools are also to receive more money under the National Funding Formula, a minimum of £5,000 per pupil from next year.
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